Researchers have used stem cells to make neural implants more refined and with less scar...
Interviews with Scientists
Interviews about medicine, science, technology and engineering with scientists and researchers internationally...
28 January 2014
We all know that exercise and a healthy diet is good for us, but is there anything that government can to help us...
28 January 2014
What's the evidence for 5 portions of fruit and vegetables per day? And do 5 apples add up to the same health...
28 January 2014
Exercise physiologist Dan Gordon explains how he pushes athletes to their limits and answers the audience's...
20 January 2014
To find out why the UK is investing in monitoring the Sun's activity
20 January 2014
The UK’s weather-forecasting service have announced that it will monitor the Sun’s activity. But what are researchers...
20 January 2014
How can we form long-term predictions of how the Sun is going to behave in years to come?
20 January 2014
Storms on the Sun’s surface can affect spacecraft and power distribution grids. But can they also change the weather on...
20 January 2014
Blindness-causing diseases have for a long time been regarded as irreversible. But can gene therapy slow down or...
20 January 2014
Why are conservation groups supporting the sale of licenses to hunt the endangered Black Rhino?
14 January 2014
With Christmas behind us, many people will be ruing the amount they ate over the festive period. But why do we crave...
14 January 2014
New activities slowly become automatic with repetition, but how long does this take?
14 January 2014
Barry Everitt believes getting 'hooked' is as much about the environment triggering our habitual behaviour as...
14 January 2014
What's happening in the brain when we form habits?
14 January 2014
A light-activated, blood-resistant glue has been developed to use in minimally invasive cardiac procedures...
08 January 2014
Researchers have discovered variations in how lab mice respond to drugs, highlighting problems with lab-bred strains
08 January 2014
Our gene of the month is Headbobber - a gene defect in mice linked to hearing and balance problems
08 January 2014
Prof Maria Bitner-Glindzicz and her team are searching for genes involved in childhood deafness
08 January 2014
Australian scientists have discovered a key genetic variation that makes people respond to flu in different ways
08 January 2014
Researchers have discovered an unexpected connection between the sleep disorder narcolepsy and the flu virus
08 January 2014
Prof Karen Steel discusses what we know about the genetics of hearing loss, and how it could help people at risk of...
06 January 2014
What happens if you delete the gene encoding an essential transfer RNA in yeast?
06 January 2014
Why does the brain prefer sucrose over sweeteners? The neuronal cell population that gives sugar its appealing...
06 January 2014
The sedating medication "zolpidem" has the paradoxical effect of waking up some patients with severe brain...